COLLECTIVE SUPPORT FOR HAMAS

Likelihood of Hamas to rally collective support against the US

Likelihood of Hamas to rally collective support against the US

Introduction

The main Islamic movement in the Palestinian territories, Hamas or Islamic Resistance Movement representing Students of Ayyash, Students of the Engineer, and Yahya Ayyash Units opposes the Oslo Peace Accords and does not recognize Israel's right to exist. The military faction of the group, called the Izz ad Din al Qassam Brigades, has carried out scores of suicide bombings and terror attacks inside Israel and the occupied territories since Hamas began in 1987. They were formed in 1987 during the ...